Superintendent Ben Kiser signs new contract in November

You ask and we answer. A reader asked about the status of Gloucester Superintendent Ben Kiser's contract and we tracked down the information.

At a special meeting of the Gloucester School Board on Nov. 29, board members unanimously agreed to extend Kiser's contract another three years effective July 1, 2013, according to minutes of the meeting.

Kiser is the top-paid employee in Gloucester's school system -- and county government for that matter -- at $146,621 annually.